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November 2023
Permission to Learn from Home
An Australian case determined that it’s discriminatory to force kids to attend school if doing so could be harmful to the student or family members. From CovidSafeEdAus, “Victory! Our appeal…
Leadership in Lethargy.
The wise writer in these days is wary of certain subjects. They are subjects that offer no wins. It is when, no matter what you say, somebody is convinced you…
Back to the future: UCP set to announce plan to bust up AHS, add reams of red tape, and politicize health care decisions
Health care in Alberta is moving confidently into the 1990s! Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (Photo: Alberta Newsroom/Flickr). The United Conservative Party Government led by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is about…
Can we believe anything we are told about BC Hydro?
BC Hydro’s own numbers provide evidence that increased demand by domestic consumers over 20 years was less than one-third of that predicted and was double covered by the utility’s purchases…
Today’s News: Ain’t it the Truth!
Just a whole bunch of comeuppance news tonight. First, from Canada: Conservative MP’s are now complaining in the HoC that Liberals are calling out their disinformation on social media. Also,…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Dozing cats.
The two-state fallacy
The Hamas attack on Jewish settlers in Israel has evoked a cascade of sympathy around the world, for the victims and for Israelis and Jews generally, and rightly so. How…
Today’s sobering alert: “Trump and allies plot revenge, Justice Department control in a second term”
The Washington Post published this article yesterday: "Trump and allies plot revenge, Justice Department control in a second term""Donald Trump and his allies have begun mapping out specific plans for…
Today’s sobering alert: “Trump and allies plot revenge, Justice Department control in a second term”
The Washington Post published this article yesterday: “Trump and allies plot revenge, Justice Department control in a second term” “Donald Trump and his allies have begun mapping out specific plans…
The Subservience of Council
Late last month, council was presented with a revised, six-page council-staff relations policy, which, according to the story in CollingwoodToday, “seeks to formalize how council and staff should interact with…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Peter Zimonjic reports on the latest audit from the federal environment commissioner showing that Canada is falling far short of meeting its…
Legal Tweet of the Day: November 7, 2023
#LegalTweetoftheDay: Ontario to consult on banning NDAs in cases of workplace harassment, misconduct #law #legal #lawtwitter via @CTVNews https://tinyurl.com/5n7jhmcs – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website:…
Into the wild.
So, it’s absurd to suggest, let alone think, that what I am experiencing in any way compares to what Israeli and Palestinian citizens are experiencing. Their pain is immense and…
Iraq Looking to the Sun to Power its Future
Iraqi oil fields have a lot of fossil fuels ready to be exported, and that’s a problem. The Iraqi population, like many oil states, don’t benefit from the cheap oil…
Wise Law’s Employment #LawFact of the day: Can I get my job back if I have been fired?
1. Under Ontario law, reinstatement of non-unionized employment can only be required if the termination was discriminatory or in reprisal to a workplace safety, employment standards, or similar statutory complaint.…
Repost: Sometimes, All You Can Do Is Feed The Birds
Let’s face it: life is grim these days, the Israeli-Hamas war but another reminder of our collective inhumanity, not just in the perpetration of evil acts of destruction but also…
How is the Canadian labour movement responding to Israel’s attacks on Gaza?
Since Israel began its brutal siege of Gaza on October 7, Canada’s labour movement and trade unions have largely lined up in support of Palestinians. Photo by Labour 4 Palestine/X.…
Kearl Lake Outbreak
I’m sometimes spurred on by the idea that it’s possible for average people to put things together in a way that might have an effect. I read Michelle McNamara’s excellent…
Poilievre’s Poison Persists.
Another two years of conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s poisonous attitude in the House of Commons and there could be a lynching rather than an election. The only thing we do…